Upcoming opportunities

Jan. 28: Late-breaking abstract deadline for the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting in Chicago

The 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting is a valuable opportunity to advance your science and career. Submit your abstract by Jan. 28 to elevate your professional profile by showcasing your expertise. Abstract submission provides the opportunity to:

• Present your work — Get noticed when you share your findings at this highly regarded research forum. Practice communicating your science to audiences of varying interests and specialties.
• Circulate your findings — Contribute to the community’s collective body of knowledge by sharing your successes and challenges.
• Gain a competitive advantage — Get a step ahead of other job seekers by presenting your findings in front of experts and employers whose work you know and admire.
• Find new collaborators — Forge partnerships with other scientists with shared interests.

Jan. 29: LRD seminar returns

ASBMB's Lipid Research Division seminars are monthly virtual presentations from young researchers highlighting their recent work in the field of lipids. They are hosted by ASBMB's Lipid Research Division (LRD). Check out the lineup of January's seminar, which will be at 12 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 29:

• "Cholesterol-dependent homeostatic regulation of very long chain sphingolipid synthesis" by Yeongho Kim, Yale University
• "SGMS2 variants linked to skeletal dysplasia disrupt cellular sphingomyelin gradients" by Katharina Kott, University of Osnabrueck

Feb. 15: Book a recruiter table at the ASBMB annual meeting’s career and education fair

Looking to connect with top talent and future leaders? This event provides direct access to a diverse group of talented scientists, including graduate students, postdocs and early-career scientists. Why book a recruiter table?

• Showcase your organization: Increase your visibility among top-tier candidates eager to learn about opportunities at your organization.
• Build your talent network: Connect with young scientists bringing the knowledge and determination to solve real-world problems.

Feb. 18: Early registration deadline for the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting in Chicago

The 2025 annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology takes place April 12–15 in Chicago. When you attend the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting, you’ll shape what’s possible — for your science, for your career, and for the future of biochemistry and molecular biology research. Register by Feb. 18 to secure a reduced rate and save up to $120.

Feb. 18: Deadline to submit an abstract for ASBMB's meeting on ferroptosis

Ferroptosis is a form of cell death that integrates biochemistry and molecular biology related to iron homeostasis, redox biology and diverse aspects of metabolism. This meeting, which will be held concurrently with the 2025 ASBMB Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 13–15, 2025, will focus on the biochemical and molecular aspects of ferroptosis and how they relate to normal homeostasis and disruptions of homeostasis. Recent exciting advances in new pathways controlling ferroptosis make a meeting on this topic timely. Attendees will meet experts, present their research, get new ideas and form new collaborations in this rapidly growing field. Abstracts are now being accepted. Learn more about the meeting and submit your abstract by Feb. 18.

March 6: Deadline to apply for Promoting Research Opportunities for Latin American Biochemists

The PROLAB program allows graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to spend up to six months in U.S. or Canadian laboratories. Participants get access to technologies and expertise that may not be readily available in their home countries, allowing them to grow their skills and contribute to building capacity in the life sciences at home. PROLAB is a joint venture between the Pan-American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Learn about past awardees' experiences and apply by March 6.

June 26–29, 2025: ASBMB's evolution and gene expression meeting

This meeting, which will be held at Stowers Institute in Kansas City, Mo., will showcase the most recent insights into the cis-regulatory code; how cis-regulatory information is read out by transcription factors, signaling pathways and other proteins; how cellular diversity is created during development; and how we can study this problem using cutting-edge genomics technology and computational methods. Learn more.

July 10–13, 2025: ASBMB's O-GlcNAc meeting

This meeting, which will be held in Durham, N.C., will cover O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes and the O-GlcNAc modification in modulating protein function in basic biological processes as well as in disease states, including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurological diseases. Graduate and postdocs will be selected for oral talks and discuss their work at poster sessions. Learn more.

July 24–27: ASBMB meeting on transforming undergraduate education in the molecular life sciences

Join us at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. for a small interactive, education-focused ASBMB meeting to re-examine existing practices and develop new engaging approaches to supporting student success in biochemistry and molecular biology. Reconnect with peers, meet new colleagues and increase your network of education-minded professionals while exploring the Twin Cities.

Talks and panel discussions will include sessions on the skills, competencies and key concepts we teach through biochemistry and molecular biology content, as well as on the pedagogical approaches that lead to student achievement. Each day will begin with a keynote talk on topics such as culturally-responsive pedagogy, an indigenized chemistry curriculum, alternative grading practices and fidelity of implementation. Keynotes will be followed by panel discussions and break-out sessions, with opportunities to learn about several education-focused NSF-funded projects, including CUREs, assessment, case-based learning and biomolecular visualization. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with program directors to learn about funding opportunities for education projects. Anyone interested in biochemistry and molecular biology education — from experienced practitioners to postdocs and graduate students considering careers involving teaching — is encouraged to attend. Learn more and stay tuned for more information.

Aug. 17–21, 2025: ASBMB's symposium on proteomics

This five-day symposium, held at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., will be an international forum for discussion of the remarkable advances in cell and human protein biology revealed by ever-more-innovative and powerful proteomics technologies. The symposium will juxtapose sessions about methodological advances with sessions about the roles those advances play in solving problems and seizing opportunities to understand the composition, dynamics and function of cellular machinery in numerous biological contexts. It will also articulate urgent, unmet needs and unsolved problems that will drive the field in the future. In addition to talks by invited plenary and session speakers, short talks will be selected from submitted abstracts. Registration and abstract-submission information will be available in late 2024. Learn more and sign up for email updates to stay informed.

Do you have a great idea for a scientific event?

We are now accepting proposals for scientific events to be held in 2024 and 2025. You pick the topic, the sessions and the speakers, and we’ll do the rest.

That’s right! We’ll manage registration, market the event to tens of thousands of scientists, and handle all the logistics so that you can focus on the science.  

The top areas of research interest among ASBMB members include the following, but we’ll consider all proposals:  

• Protein structure and folding 
• Molecular bases of disease 
• Gene regulation 
• Signal transduction 
• Metabolism 

What molecule, method or research question needs more attention? We’re here to help you realize your vision and deliver cutting-edge science to the BMB community. 

Propose an event.